[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/can-being-a-little-overweight-help-someone-live-longer\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/can-being-a-little-overweight-help-someone-live-longer\/","headline":"Can being a little overweight help someone live longer?","name":"Can being a little overweight help someone live longer?","description":"Although doctors have long warned about the health risks of being overweight, having just a few extra pounds might offer some benefit. Obesity is still as lethal as it ever was. The question involves those who have\u00a0a slightly elevated\u00a0Body Mass Index. In an analysis of nearly 100 studies that included approximately 3 million adults, relative to normal weight, overall obesity and higher levels of obesity were both associated with a significantly higher all-cause risk of...","datePublished":"2013-01-04","dateModified":"2013-03-27","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/author\/cigstaff\/#Person","name":"Consumer Insurance Guide Staff","url":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/author\/cigstaff\/","identifier":10,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e539df6fdc5aef72b4a0d68627b0bab3047a379c7445b41494fb245424359e5c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e539df6fdc5aef72b4a0d68627b0bab3047a379c7445b41494fb245424359e5c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Consumer Insurance Guide","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/consumer-insurance-guide-logo.png","url":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/consumer-insurance-guide-logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pinching-waist.jpg","url":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pinching-waist.jpg","height":304,"width":395},"url":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/can-being-a-little-overweight-help-someone-live-longer\/","about":["Health"],"wordCount":556,"keywords":["health insurance"]},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Health","item":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Can being a little overweight help someone live longer?","item":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/can-being-a-little-overweight-help-someone-live-longer\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]